Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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•By creating cycle markers you can store any number of left and right 
locator positions, which can be recalled by simply double clicking on 
the corresponding marker (see page 178).
•The “Locators to Selection” item on the Transport menu (default key 
command [P]) sets the locators to encompass the current selection.
This is available if you have selected one or several events or made a selection range.
•You can also adjust the locators numerically in the...

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Project scrubbing – the Jog Wheel
The middle wheel on the Transport panel serves as a jog wheel. By 
clicking and dragging it to the right or left you will move the playback 
position manually forwards or backwards – much like scrubbing on a 
tape deck. This helps you pinpoint exact locations in the project.
•Note that the jog wheel is an “endless dial” – you can turn it as many 
times as needed to move to the desired location.
The faster you turn the wheel,...

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Options and Settings
The “Return to Start Position on Stop” preference
This setting is found on the Transport page in the Preferences dialog 
(found on the File menu under Windows, on the Nuendo menu under 
Mac OS X).
•If “Return to Start Position on Stop” is activated when you stop play-
back, the project cursor will automatically return to the position where 
recording or playback last started.
•If “Return to Start Position on Stop” is deactivated, the...

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Playback functions
Apart from the standard transport controls on the Transport panel, you 
can also find a number of functions that can be used to control play-
back on the Transport menu. The items have the following functionality:
The functions listed above (except “Play until Next Marker”) are only avail-
able if you have selected one or more events or made a selection range.
Option Description
Postroll from Selection 
Start/EndStarts playback from the...

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About Chase
Chase is basically a function that makes sure your MIDI instruments 
sound as they should when you locate to a new position and start 
playback. This is accomplished by having the program transmitting a 
number of MIDI messages to your instruments each time you move to 
a new position in the project, making sure all MIDI devices are set up 
correctly with regard to program change, controller messages (such 
as MIDI Volume) etc.
For example, let’s...

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4
Recording 

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Background
This chapter describes the various recording methods that you can 
use in Nuendo. As it is possible to record both audio and MIDI tracks 
in Nuendo, both these recording methods are covered in this chapter.
Before you start 
This chapter assumes that you are reasonably familiar with certain ba-
sic recording concepts, and that the following initial preparations have 
been made:
•You have properly set up, connected and calibrated your audio hard-
ware. 
This is described...

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Basic recording methods
This section describes the general methods used for recording. How-
ever, there are additional preparations and procedures that are specific 
to audio and MIDI recording respectively. Make sure to read these sec-
tions before you start recording (see page 54 and page 75).
Record enabling a track
Nuendo can record on a single track or on several tracks (audio and/
or MIDI) simultaneously. To make a track ready for recording, click the 
Record Enable button...

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Manually activating recording
You activate recording by clicking the Record button on the Transport 
panel or toolbar, or by using the corresponding key command (by de-
fault [*] on the numeric keypad).
Recording can be activated from Stop mode (from the current cursor 
position or from the left locator) or during playback:
• If you activate recording from Stop mode, and the option “Start Record at Left 
Locator” is activated on the Transport menu, recording will start from the...